Wall bottle opener



June17,1930. J,A HOEGGER 1,163,848

WALL BOTTLE OPENER Filed Jan. 14, 1928l ATTORNEYS.

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this kind, which can be easily attached to a wall or support, and willproject out so as to conveniently engage the cap of a bottle and permitits quick removal. object of my invention is to produce a structure ofthis kind which can be swaged or made with a die, and will have suchshape and clearance that it can be rapidly and economically produced. Afurther object of my invention is to produce a structure of this kindhaving a stiff, ing from the wall in the form of a post, and with thecap removing part-s formed directly in the outer end of the post, andpreferably with all the plane of the post sides, to the end that thestructure can be economically produced and eiiiciently used.

Such devices are usually in exposed positions, and my invention isintended further to produce a structure which because of its shape willlend itself to a handsome finish, and will be of an ornamental nature.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar reference characters indicatecorresponding parts in all the views. Figure 1 is a front elevation ofthe bottle opener embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the bottle opener.

Figure 3 is a view of the base with the supporting screws in section.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal vertical section.

Figure 5 is a detail of a type of supporting member.

Figure 6 is a face view of the bottle opener showing another' way offastening it to a wall or support, and

Figure 7 is a vertical longitudinal section of the structure as shown inFigure 6.

The bottle opener is preferably provided with a base 10 Hat on the backside so that it can fit snugly against a wall or support,

Patented .lune 1'?, 1930 ras titans JOSEPH A. HOEGGER, OF JERSEY CITY,NEW JERSEY My invention relates to improvements in` bottle openers suchtachment to a wall and for use in removing The object of my invention isWALL BOTTLE OPENER Application led January 14, 1928. Serial No. 246,669.

as are adapted for atrigid, simple device of A further and handsomerarticle use d.

The post at its outer rigid member projectparts lying within the throughthe end of the ly in Figure 2. rlhis and this base merges into a rigidsubstantial post which projects outwardly from the base and is slightlytapered on the upper and lower sides 11 which are oval in cross sectionas the drawing shows. of the post are preferably flat as shown at 12 inFigure 1. The tapering of the post is somewhat exaggerated in thedrawing, and the object of this is to make the structure so that it canbe swaged or formed with a die, which makes a better, stronger,

The side parts than if a casting is Moreover, a structure made in thisway lends itself to a much handsomer finish.

end is formed on the under side with an upturned or projecting claw 13adapted to engage under the cap of a bottle, and with an overhangingmember 14 at the upper side spaced from the claw 13, While the recess 15is made transversely post as shown clearrecess is formedV for clearance,and the back wall of the recess be easily pried loose.

from its middle portion to the upper part of the member 14 is inclined.Thus a bottle with a cap can be manipulated so that the cap will enterthe recess 15, the claw 13 will engage under the cap, and the oppositepart of the cap will have a bearing on the inclined under surface of themember 14; then by lifting slightly on the bottle the cap will Byreference to Figure 1 it will be seen that the sides and top and bottomof the parts 13 and 14 lie within the plane of the post, thus making iteasy to produce the tool,

and also leave smooth side parts which are not apt to engage extraneousobjects.

The base 1() can be fastened to a wall or support in any convenient way.I prefer to use a hidden fastenin ture will be handsomer time be veryrigid.

shown in Figures 3, 4

place by screws 18 or ment with the screws 1 g so that the strucand willat the same Such a fastening is and 5. The back of the like, and has atongue 19 fitting in a complementary recess of the base. If it is placedin vertical align- 8 and with the centre of the post above referred to,the post will be sure to project at the right angle. The plate 17 has astem 20 projecting out- Ward and entering a recess or bore 2l in the 5post. The stem is recessed as shown at 22 to receive a fastening screw23 entering through a hole 24 and ilnpinging on the inclined Wall of therecess 22 so that when the screw is tightened up it will follow theinoline and serve to draw the base 10 snugly to position. The particularmeans of fastening above referred to is explained so that there can beno misunderstanding, but this fastening feature is also shown in myLetters Patent of the United States No.

1,636,364, dated July 19th, 1927.

Instead of using the above described and preferred fastening, the basemay be provided W'ith holes 25 (see Figures 6 and 7) 20 to receivefastening screws 26, or the device can be fastened in other Ways Withoutaffect ing the invention.

I claim A Wall bottle opener having a relatively broad flat back baseadapted for attachment 4to a Wall, said base merging in an outwardlyextending post which is integral with the base and Which is ofprogressively decreasing cross sectional size from the base to the outerend of the post, said post being transversely slotted across the outerend and terminating on the upper side in a projecting over-hangingmember and on the lower side in an up-turned claw. In testimony whereof,I have signed my name to this specification this 13th day of `January,1928.

JOSEPH A. HOEGGER.

